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We've updated our news item with the full list of extra material, and highres art

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Fox Home Entertainment has announced a 9-disc Star Wars: The Complete Saga Blu-ray release for September 16th. The set will feature all six live-action Star Wars feature films, presented in gorgeous high definition along with 6.1 DTS Surround Sound. Retail will be around $139.99. Episodes I-III and IV-VI will also be available as distinct Blu-ray Trilogy collections. The full list of extra material for each disc is attached below along with the official package artwork.

DISC SIX – STAR WARS: EPISODE VI RETURN OF THE JEDI

Audio Commentary with George Lucas, Carrie Fisher, Ben Burtt and Dennis MurenAudio Commentary from Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew

DISC SEVEN – NEW! STAR WARS ARCHIVES: EPISODES I-III

Deleted, Extended and Alternate Scenes

Prop, Maquette and Costume Turnarounds

Matte Paintings and Concept Art

Supplementary Interviews with Cast and Crew

A Flythrough of the Lucasfilm Archives and More

DISC EIGHT – NEW! STAR WARS ARCHIVES: EPISODES IV-VI

Deleted, Extended and Alternate Scenes

Prop, Maquette and Costume Turnarounds

Matte Paintings and Concept Art

Supplementary Interviews with Cast and Crew

And More

DISC NINE – THE STAR WARS DOCUMENTARIES

Star Warriors (2007, Color, Apx. 84 Minutes) – Some Star Wars fans want to collect action figures...these fans want to be action figures! A tribute to the 501st Legion, a global organization of Star Wars costume enthusiasts, this insightful documentary shows how the super-fan club promotes interest in the films through charity and volunteer work at fundraisers and high-profile special events around the world.

A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later (2010, Color, Apx. 25 Minutes) – George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Lawrence Kasdan and John Williams look back on the making of The Empire Strikes Back in this in-depth retrospective from Lucasfilm created to help commemorate the 30th anniversary of the movie. The masters discuss and reminisce about one of the most beloved films of all time.

Star Wars Spoofs (2011, Color, Apx. 91 Minutes) – The farce is strong with this one! Enjoy a hilarious collection of Star Wars spoofs and parodies that have been created over the years, including outrageous clips from Family Guy, The Simpsons, How I Met Your Mother and more - and don't miss "Weird Al" Yankovic's one-of-a-kind music video tribute to The Phantom Menace!

The Making of Star Wars (1977, Color, Apx. 49 Minutes) – Learn the incredible behind-the-scenes story of how the original Star Wars movie was brought to the big screen in this fascinating documentary hosted by C-3PO and R2-D2. Includes interviews with George Lucas and appearances by Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher.

The Empire Strikes Back: SPFX (1980, Color, Apx. 48 Minutes) – Learn the secrets of making movies in a galaxy far, far away. Hosted by Mark Hamill, this revealing documentary offers behind-the-scenes glimpses into the amazing special effects that transformed George Lucas' vision for Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back into reality!

Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi (1983, Color, Apx. 48 Minutes) – Go behind the scenes - and into the costumes - as production footage from Return of the Jedi is interspersed with vintage monster movie clips in this in-depth exploration of the painstaking techniques utilized by George Lucas to create the classic creatures and characters seen in the film. Hosted and narrated by Carrie Fisher and Billie Dee Williams.

Anatomy of a Dewback (1997, Color, Apx. 26 Minutes) – See how some of the special effects in Star Wars became even more special two decades later! George Lucas explains and demonstrates how his team transformed the original dewback creatures from immovable rubber puppets (in the original 1977 release) to seemingly living, breathing creatures for the Star Wars 1997 Special Edition update.

Star Wars Tech (2007, Color, Apx. 46 Minutes) – Exploring the technical aspects of Star Wars vehicles, weapons and gadgetry, Star Wars Tech consults leading scientists in the fields of physics, prosthetics, lasers, engineering and astronomy to examine the plausibility of Star Wars technology based on science as we know it today.

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chrisman25 wrote: I guess I'll buy the complete saga. Yeah, now I'm starting to have second thoughts on buying this because George Lucas is a sell-out because he can't show us the original versions on Blu-Ray (or at least give us all the versions, i don't care).

I've had the original versions on VHS. Then I got the special editions on VHS. Then I got the trilogy set on dvd. But I refuse to upgrade any further until the real versions are released anamorphically. With the Superman movies, we got pretty much every version of the movies. Then, when the films were put on blu-ray, we got the different versions again. Why couldn't Lucas have done this ? I can't count the number of films where the dvds have had more than one version of the movie...sometimes even on the same disc. George Lucas is a joke.

PTO wrote: Gotta love Lucas. So if I just want the original trilogy, I would still have to buy the complete saga to see the original trilogy's deleted scenes. Haha... man, classic! Lucas will do anything to get people to watch his prequels and make them know they exist.

cant blame Lucas, EVERYONE does this. box sets for complete series or franchises always have stuff the individual releases dont. to have expected any less would be silly.

Drew retired after working on "Hellboy II". Universal, the a**holes that they are, rejected almost all of the artwork he submitted. Drew was dissapointed & with artwork for movie one-sheets becoming more & more a thing of the past, Struzen retired.

Gotta love Lucas. So if I just want the original trilogy, I would still have to buy the complete saga to see the original trilogy's deleted scenes. Haha... man, classic! Lucas will do anything to get people to watch his prequels and make them know they exist.

Pass! For now... I've given Lucas enough of my money, enough times. As it stands, I'm happy with these movies on DVD. Star Wars itself just seems too...passe. Not saying I HATE it, but it's been milked too many times. And it seems like everywhere your turn someone's spoofing it.

I think the 'set of the year' well be The Complete Harry Potter Collection, even if it's just a re-pack of the existing discs.

Matt Stilwell wrote: No sale. I read that Lucas said it would cost way too much to restore the original movies. Bull. He restored them when he added all the effects to make the special editions. So, the movies are already restored. All he would have to do would be to get the scenes that he changed and restore those and add them back in. Much easier than Lucas seems to think. And too expensive ? Please. How many millions of dollars has Lucas earned off of Star Wars in the last 40 years ? Does he really expect us to believe that he couldn't afford to restore the real versions of the movies.....even if he had to start from scratch ?

If I recall, the Laser Disk was almost a pristine transfer for it's time. If he already went through the hassle then, there is no reason why not go back to those masters. Hell I'm too young to have owned them, but if they would re-release them on DVD we would all be happy.

I wouldn't accept this even if you paid me. Non anamorphic original versions or anamorphic piles of dung no real Star Wars fan would ever touch.....? Easy choice. Original version all the way....no matter if it's anamorphic or not.

supes78 wrote: I don't like the cover art to the Complete Saga with that annoying punk kid from the Phantom Menace. There's literally dozens of characters they could have gone with but they chose the kid? I'll take the kid anytime than the stiffed-and-whiney face of Hayden Christensen. Seriously, his wooden acting looks even stiffer than Jabba. At least the kid has some genuine expression in TPM.

I'm not picking this up 'till I know exactly what's in there coz the words "and more" could be deceiving.

MarvDwight wrote: I really miss Empire of Dreams, and the featurettes would have been nice, too.

Oh man, I forgot the prequel documentaries, and the internet videos. Hmpf, the documentaries were quite good (particularly "The Beginning" on the TPM disc). These seem like major misses.

Now I'm a diehard fan, and even a sucker who liked the prequels, so Lucas gets my money either way, but I would have liked to have everything in one package instead of having to hold onto the DVDs.

yeah, i am very surprised that stuff seems to have been omitted. it seems lately most major releases are nice enough to port over extras from the dvd editions. so its surprising to see such a MAJOR release like this not do it. unless its part of the archives dvds and its just not listed, or maybe they cut everythign up into featurettes instead of the documentary.

but yeah, as someone who never bought the prequel dvds, kinda sucks i might be missing out on those extras. i've heard nothing but praise for them as opposed to the movies themselves.

RickA05 wrote: Given the 40 hours of bonus materials advertised and what's listed in these details (even if you include the commentaries) and the "and more" tags at the ends of the discs 7 and 8 descriptions I think there's a lot more we're not seeing.

do commentaries count when they list "x amount of extras"? its something i've always wondered because if they do, well thats 24hrs right there so damn. lol

Given the 40 hours of bonus materials advertised and what's listed in these details (even if you include the commentaries) and the "and more" tags at the ends of the discs 7 and 8 descriptions I think there's a lot more we're not seeing.

Though the individual trilogy releases have awful covers, the one for the complete series is gorgeous. Well, if you ignore that ugly-ass banner at the top. That's something the trilogies did a better job with.

Also, will the original trilogy include the non-raped versions of the movies?

This looks really good! I'm not a fan of the cover art though. Even though I wish they included the Star Wars Holiday Special (which is terrible but who cares it was funnier than hell), I am still buying this!

I don't like the cover art to the Complete Saga with that annoying punk kid from the Phantom Menace. There's literally dozens of characters they could have gone with but they chose the kid? And I don't see any mention of the great Empire of Dreams documentary from the DVD release.

As a long time Star Wars fan I already pre-ordered the complete saga when it was first announced. The details on this all sound great, but I'm wondering if those great documentaries on the original DVD releases will carry over? It doesn't seem like it, which isn't a big blow since I can always pop in the DVD to watch them. But assuming they were produced in HD then I would've liked to see them carried over. I'm also very surprised with the style they chose for the boxart. I actually like the art for the individual trilogies a little bit better than the complete saga, but either way I can't wait to get my hands on it!

Movie Mike wrote: Sadly, according to Lucas he is never going to release the theatrical release versions of the original trilogy, just the c**ppy "Greedo shoots first" Special Editions.

He already did release them on DVD a few years ago.

Does anyone know if this commentary tracks are NEW?

tracey808 wrote: Wanna bank some more money George.....put all 6 films back in theaters in order for about a 2-3 week run each during the summer (including IMAX). That will add some hype to the Blu-ray release!!! ..

Well TPM is being released in Fed 2012, and Star Wars movie each year after. It will be in 3D

Really? Lucas is still restoring the original trilogy on Blu-Ray...then forget it!!!! They have been making all of these Star Wars releases for so many years now that it's starting to get annoying. What does George Lucas need to know? I'm sure Harry Potter and Toy Story will get better milkings. But anyway, if they have both the original theatricals and the restored versions all together, then definitely yes!!!

No sale. I read that Lucas said it would cost way too much to restore the original movies. Bull. He restored them when he added all the effects to make the special editions. So, the movies are already restored. All he would have to do would be to get the scenes that he changed and restore those and add them back in. Much easier than Lucas seems to think. And too expensive ? Please. How many millions of dollars has Lucas earned off of Star Wars in the last 40 years ? Does he really expect us to believe that he couldn't afford to restore the real versions of the movies.....even if he had to start from scratch ?

Will be getting this, but the maximum I'm paying is £50. Ideal price for this package is £40 for me. I enjoy the films but as I've already got them all on perfectly decent DVD versions, this isn't so much an essential purchase as one that will be good to have at the right price.

I'll be getting the 9-disc set. Not sure how much I'll be watching 4-6 on Blu-ray (depends on how ruined it is...I can stomach the SEs, but not the color problems with the DVD editions, not anymore). But it'll be worth it for the extras and for the prequel trilogy, which yes...I enjoyed.

I will be buying all 6 films of the star wars saga on amazon. I will get the films no matter which version of the original trilogy is included and I like the prequels their not as great as the original trilogy but not all of the stuff in them are not that bad either.